Level 9 gymnast Nicole Vander Zanden Nicole Vander Zanden IL is putting in the work for an exciting upcoming season, showcasing upgrades across multiple events. On beam, she has been training a gainer full and back handspring layout 1.5 dismount while continuing to impress with her beautiful back handspring layout step-out series. Her power and precision shine on vault with a new Yurchenko layout full, featuring impressive amplitude throughout.

On bars, Vander Zanden recently caught her first Ray and is already competing a double layout dismount. She is also gaining consistency with her tumbling passes on floor with a stellar round-off whip to layout double full on floor and Rudi, highlighting her dynamic tumbling and difficulty.